I read a few reports this morning claiming that UK shoppers are now buying more online than in-store. Now, I know that’s not true. But looking past the misleading headlines, there was some interesting info about how the internet has changed shopping in Britain. For a start, online shopping is continuing to grow at a…
Today’s story about Amazon testing drone deliveries in the UK isn’t just about the company finding a government happy to progress with the tech. It’s also about the size of the UK market and its importance to e-tailers. New data from European fashion aggregator Stylight backs that up with news that as many as 87%…
A new survey shows just how important listing e-tail prices in local currencies is for shoppers. The survey, from business translation specialist One Hour Translation, shows that 80% of UK consumers won’t buy from sites if the prices aren’t listed in British pounds. That’s a big problem in itself given the that the UK online…
There’s more evidence from the US that consumers will carry on shopping but that bargains are their major focus. RetailMeNot has released a new study showing that back-to-school (BTS) spending should rise this year, but that even the affluent want deals and that price cuts tempt us all to spend more.
Some good news that suggests a healthy chunk of shoppers are still willing to spend post-Brexit vote. Retail marketing agency Live & Breathe has found that despite consumer confidence being low, most UK shoppers don’t have any immediate plans to change their spending (including Christmas 2016).
More figures about the state of UK retailing in June. More to get depressed about. Springboard has just released its June footfall figures and they show overall visitor traffic falling 2.8%. In detail, that meant a 3.7% drop to high streets, a 1% fall to retail parks and a 2.3% drop at shopping centres.
For someone who writes a lot about retail, I don’t go into stores to shop (rather than observe) that often. The global store that the internet has become is more my thing, which does little for my bank balance and my waistline, but is refreshingly low on human interaction But whether I’m shopping online or…
There’s been a general trend among retailers recently to try to wean consumers off discount prices. Sometimes that has meant offering “everyday low prices” or it might have been about add-ons to make us all happier to pay higher prices. Either way, discounts are bad for so many reasons: they hurt margins, they make shoppers…
It’s weird in the UK at the moment. You can almost reach out and touch the overall feeling of doom and gloom with the only people who seem to be cheerful being a few Brexiteers (like Andrea Leadsom with that painted-on perma-grin of hers). But businesses and consumers aren’t convinced. Pessimists are being criticised by…
There’s a well-known book called French Women Don’t Get Fat that conveys a picture of the average French femme as eating what she likes (but not overeating) while staying a chic size that will allow her to squeeze into even the most unforgiving designer labels. Well, new research shows that the book’s basic premise is……
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